We are getting close to the end of another gardening year. Many people, including myself, have been disappointed in the results because of the weather. If we would have known what was ahead it could have been a better year.

Even shooting for dry conditions we just did not expect the extreme conditions that we had. We expected change toward normal and it just did not come. It is hard to expect a 100-year drought like we have had.

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One of the greatest things about Ruston is that at any given time you can catch an amazing art show. Currently on exhibition at the Lincoln Parish Library Events Center is “Traditions for the 21st Century — Three Louisiana Realists” with works featuring artists Jerry Berg, Albino Hinojosa and Peter Jones. The show will be on exhibit until Oct. 14, the Events Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Every now and then my husband accidentally leaves his cell phone at home when he goes to work, and he can’t call me.

“Aren’t there phones at his workplace?” you might ask. Well yes, but he would have to know my cell phone number to contact me.

You see, even though we often talk via phone, we don’t have to know each other’s phone numbers because they are in our electronic cell phone lists, meaning we just click on the name and the number is dialed for us.

Now that the NFL season is drawing to a close, fans anxiously wait for Sunday to be filled with spectacular catches and magnificent passes. Super Bowl Sunday is sure to be one for the books.

It’s a repeat of Super Bowl XLII and, quite frankly, I couldn’t be more excited. Even though, however, it would have been nice to see my New Orleans Saints running out on to Lucas Oil Stadium field. Maybe next season. But now that my future hopes have been set, let’s get down to this game.